The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-08
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EXTRA PROBATION.

CHICAGO, November 3. Two full coscp anies
of policemen are now quartered in the county
jail near the anarchist cells. The officers
were brought into Jail last night by back en-
trance. There are tifty-four men in all, and
each is armed with a Winchester rifle.
These mon will remain in the build
ing until after the event Of 18th instant.
The sheriff has already begun the building
of the scaffold on which 1t Is intended to hang
the anarchists. Carpenters were busy this
afternoon working on pieces which go to make
up the machine OF death, and it will not be
long before tho gallows will be ready.
Tho event at the county jail this morning
was q conference of nearly an hour between
Captain Black, l.. s. Oliver and the seven
condemned anarchists. Mr.. Black refused to
make public the matter under discussion. He
said that he expected to leave for Springfield
with petition of amnesty on Monday night.
To the inquiry whether he hoped for clemency,
he replied:
81 am always hopeful man. Twill hope UNI
til there is no longer any ground for it; whom
there can only be grief for the seven men muir
dered by the law"
"There has been good deal of talk about
the possibility of suicide by these men. What
do you think of it?" was asked.
"They couldn't be hired to take their own
lives Not man of them would do so; not
one, If they wished to do so nothing would be
easier. But, tell you, If their cells were filled
with deadly weapons, and they had poisons
moro dreamy and subtle than Lethe, they
would scon to use them They are not COM
mon sGoumdrels who would try to cheat the
gallows. There is no ignominy in the scaffold
for thom. II they must die they would prefer
to be strangled by the organized robbery they
sought to overthrow than to sink out of the
world like towards"
August Spies, sam Fielden and Nicholas
Schwab. signed a petition this afternoon,
humbly begging the governor to commute
their sentences. These three of the seven con-
demned men, are the only ones who have not
written letters to the governor that they would
not accept communications Of their sentences,
and that all efforts in that direction were
without their sanction. The signatures of
Fielden and Sehwab were secured this
morning by Captain Black and l.. w:
Oliver, who visited the prisoners mt the Jail
and had a private conference with them. All
sign the petition but he reSolntely refused to do
SO, rs did also Lingg, Engel, Fischer and Par
sons At $3.50 p. m Ahe Same petition were
brought to tho Jail by u, Schmidt, Alderman
Frank Stnubor and IL. 81 l.. lnnemeyer, with
permission from the sheriff TO confer with the
condemned men. George SChilberg arrived
later and joined the party. 1t was plain that
Spies had weakened since tho morning confer
once. lie read the petition oyerseveral times
After m hours pleading Spies said;
"Weu, give me the PEN and with a flourish
his name WAS appended below. Tho visitors
then turned their attention TO the others who
have written letters declining clemency, but
obtained no further signatures,
Chairman Oliver, OF the amnesty association,
exhausted his patience and wore out u good
horse in an unayailing effort 10 secure u call
for Saturday nights mass meeting No
owners of places OF public assembly can be
prevailed upon to rent for even one night for
the purpose. Joe Grueuhut, George Sehilling
and Charles Seih sat around Doctor Buch-
anan's Office waiting for something to turn up,
Petitions came in by mail and messengers.
Detroit sent one solid roll of $500 names, and
Grand Rapids contributed SEQ petitioners. VS.
The Arbeiter-Zoitung, organ of the anarch-
lists, today has a Icing editorial on the action OF
the supreme court in which il says;
The request Of our etht comrades for writ OF err
Tor has been refused by the federal supreme court.
For hundred yeats the United states enjoyed the
reputation OF being free country, ana up 10 short
time ago suoO q reputation was certainly most justi-
fable But lately few posSossoFS of colossal riches
produced by the common people, uSurped criminal
power 10 poryeyi and msipterpret the laws made by
the mthers Of this republic in good iith aud pro
spesS!ve spirit. They splatter with mud
the name of the republic. The supreme
court az Washington, the German imperial court Al
lelpsic and the martial courts ai ST. Petersburg
stand o. the same Lowell. Justice witch is ecing
distributed under the auspices Of jay Gould, Van
I derout 90 AL wears not only bandage over hel
/ eyes, hu, also The watclw5yd on her breast which
I reads. "Ehc public Pc id.
/ MRS. PARSONS SELLING PAMPHLETS
CHlc AGO, November S.-About noon today